khalbala

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Middle High German kalbe, from Old High German chalbā, from Proto-Germanic *kalbǭ (“heifer”), the feminine equivalent of *kalbaz (“calf”). Cognate with dialectal German Kalbele, Alemannic German Kalbala, Kalbla.^[1]

Noun edit

khalbala f (plural khalbel, diminutive khèlballe)

(Sette Comuni) heifer

Coordinate terms edit

khalp (“calf”)
büssalle (“female calf”)
khèlballe (“female calf”)

Related terms edit

khalp

References edit

^ “kalbele” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading edit

“khalbala” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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